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      "address_1": "100 Boston Scientific Way",
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      "reason_for_recall": "Updated Instructions for Use (IFU) for EXALT Model D\nSingle-Use Duodenoscope highlight the known risk of perforation and provide best clinical practices related to insertion, advancement, and removal of this device.",
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      "action": "Boston Scientific  notified US and US Territories from March 3rd through March 17th, via hand delivery, FedEx, or e-mail . OUS Consignees were notified from March 3rd through March 10th, via hand delivery, courier, or e-mail. Additional  US Consignees located in the US and US Territories were notified from April 7, 2022, through April 13, 2022. Additional  OUS Consignees were notified on April 7, 2022.\nImmediate Action Required EXALT Model D Single-Use Duodenoscope. Letter states.  Customers to whom hand-delivery is not possible within a ten-day timeframe will receive the letter through other means (e.g., courier, e-mail).  The notification instructs the account to review the content of the IFU updates, share the information and post it in a visible location near the product, and to complete the Acknowledgment Form to confirm receipt of the notification.\n\nAfter all applicable regulatory approvals are obtained, the updated IFUs will be\npackaged with EXALT Model D Single-Use Duodenoscopes. An updated IFU will be\navailable at https://www.bostonscientific.com/elabeling in the US.\n\n***UPDATE 4/29/22:\nBSC implemented the updated IFU for US customers (an electronic-only IFU published to\nBSC's website) on March 21 , 2022. This electronic-only IFU supports UPNs M00542420 and M00542421 (the UPNs intended primarily for US distribution).\nBSC will implement the updated IFU for OUS customers (in UPNs M0054242CE0 and\nM0054242CE1 , the UPNs intended primarily for OUS distribution) following language\ntranslations and receipt of paper IFU inventory, estimated for May 2022.",
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